Brean resident, June Day said: “It’s absolutely horrendous. I’m not going to let it rest now because the goat has died.

“A month ago I contacted the National Trust because there was two goats trapped on the ledge. I was told they’ll come down on their own. They couldn’t get down because the ledge is totally worn,” she said.

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Despite renewed calls to rescue the remaining mountain goat, the RSPCA were too late, having planned a rescue for the day after the goat died.

"I am incensed that over night the other has fallen to its death, half the weight it was when I first notified the National Trust of their plight 5 weeks ago," said June Day a resident of Brean.

"I should like to point out that the National Trust and RSPCA did absolutely nothing to help these creatures. The NT just told everyone that it was being looked into and the RSPCA took 5 weeks to even come and look, then went off to access the situation.

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A climber was reported to have tried to help the goats escape by moving debris and dead plants

A specialist rope access team from the RSPCA visited Brean Down last Saturday to look into the welfare of the animals.

An RSPCA spokesperson said: "We are extremely saddened to hear that a goat has died overnight on Thursday (31 August) after jumping from a ledge on Brean Down. We understand a second goat managed to successfully climb free from the ledge.

“We had planned to undertake a rescue on Friday (1 September), which has since been cancelled.

“We have to consider the safety of those involved, which prevented us from attempting any such operation at an earlier time," she added.